FRIAR


Meaning of FRIAR in English

■ noun a member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans).

Origin

ME: from OFr. frere , from L. frater 'brother'.

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